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No. 625,675. mama may 2a, |899.

` P. HEVNER, Decd.l

A. V. HEVNER, Executrix. PERMANENT WAY FDR BAILWAYS.

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Nrrnn STATESv PATENT Charron;

PETER IIEVN ER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA; ANN VIRGINIA IIEVNEREXECUTRIX 0F SAID PETER HEVNER, DEOEASED.

PERMANENT WAY FR FlAlLWAYS.`

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 625,675, dated May 23,1899.

Application led March 22, 1897.

.To all whoml t may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER HnvNnR, a citizen of the United States,residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certainImprovements in Permanent Ways for Railways, of which the following is aspecification.

One object of my invention is to facilitate the formation of alongitudinal girder or bed of concrete for the support of the rails of arailway-track, a further object. being to securely confine said railstogether and to theV concrete girderorbed by the use of bolts withoutnuts, and a still further object being to provide for the detachabilityof the rails from their supports when desired Without disturbing thepaving when the rails are 'those of street-railways. These objects Iattain in the manner hereinafter set forth, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings,in Which-.-

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the method of laying trackin accordance with myinvention. Figs. 2, 3, and 4 are transversesections illustrating successive steps in the formation of the concretegirder or bed for the rail. Figs. 5, 6, 7, and `8 are perspective viewsillustrating a detachable rail and supports therefor constituting one ofthe features of my invention and especially adapted for use in layingtracks for street-railways. Figs. 9, 10, and 11 are sectional views ofthe track laid with said detachable rail and supports and showingcertain special paving-blocks used in connection therewith.

In forming the concrete girder or bed for the rails of the track I firstdig a longitudinal trench of the proper depth and set therein atsuitable intervals templets 1, as shown inFig. 1, these templets havingdownwardly-projecting pins or studs 2, intended to be driven into theground at the bottom of the trench in order to hold the templetsproperly in position. Projecting from the top of each templet is a pin3, to which may be attached a cord running longitudinally from templetto templet and serving as a means whereby the surveyor in laying out thetrack may properly adjust the templets so as to bring the. upper edgesof all of the same to a proper horizontal level. When a number oftemplets have been set in this Way, side boards4 are applied to thetemplets, these side boards having projecting spuds 5, which are drivendown into the Serial No. 628,714. (No model.)

ground at the bottom of the trench, so as to retain the side boardssnugly in contact With the sides of the templets 1, the latter being ofany shape which is desired for the crossi section of the concrete girderor bed which is to constitute the rail-support. The side boards aredriven'down until their upper edges are flush with the tops of thetemplets 1, and they are prevented from spreading at the top by means oftie-bars 6, which have bent ends overlapping the oppositey side boards,said tiebars resting upon the top edges of said side boards. Secured tothe under side of each of the tie-bars by means of bolts 7 is a plate 8,Which has a depending yoke 9, extending downwardly therefrom to anydesired extent. Into the longitudinal trough thus prepared cement orconcrete in plastic form is introduced, rammed in tight and leveled offflush with the tops of the side boards and templets, said templets beingremoved successively as the formation of the concrete proceeds. As soonas the concrete has become sufficiently set the screws 7 are withdrawnfrom the plates 8 and the tie-bars 6 removed preparatory to the re-Lmoval of the side boards 4, which are carried forward for use informing an advanced seetion of the girder, the plates 8, with theiranchoringyokes 9, being left embedded in the cement girder, as shown inFig. 4. Y

The rails are laid directly uponv the top of the cement girder and itsembedded plates 8,

or, if desired, some cushioning or sound-deadening material may beinterposed between the base of the rails and the girder.

In laying street-railway track in accord ance with my invention I findit advisable in many cases toprovide a rail which can be readilydetached without disturbing the street-paving. The rail for this purposeconsists of a head l5 of any desired character and a depending Web 16,preferably in the form of a flat depending bar. `For thesupport of thisrail I use joint-blocks, such as shown in Fig. 6, and between-jointblocks, such as shown in Figs. 7 and 8. The joint-block consists of ahollow or longitudinally-slotted web 17, having a suitable base 18 andlaterallyextending flanges 19 and 2O at the top, the structure beingstiftened and strengthened by means of lateral Webs 21, extending fromthe base to the top of the block. The top flange IOO - the latter, asshown in Fig. 9.

receptionof a rib 23, projecting downwardly `from the correspondingflange of the head of the rail, and in the flange 2O of the joint-blockis a longitudinal groove 24 for the reception of a downwardly-projectingrib 25, depending from the corresponding flange of the head of the rail,these ribs and tongues serving to aid in resisting lateral strain uponthe head of the rail and preventing lateral deflection thereof. v

The between-joint blocks 26 are slotted for the reception of the web 16of the rail and have at the'top grooves 22 and 24 similar to those inthe flanges of the joint-block for the reception of the ribs 23 and 25on the under side of the head of the rail.

Both the j oint-blocks and the between-joint blocks are secured to theplates 8 of the conblocks.

The end portions of the rails are sef cured to the joint-blocks by meansof transverse bolts 13, which pass through openings i in one side of thehollow central web 17 of the joint-block and through openings 29, formedin the webs of the rails near each end of the A same, as shown in Fig.5, the threaded por-4 tions of the bolts being adapted to threadedopenings 30, formed in the opposite side of` the hollow web ofthejoint-block, as shown in Fig. 6.

head to the concrete girder or bed flush with the outer edges of therail-head flanges, as

shown in Fig. 11, and a block 33 is fitted between the base 18 andflange 20 of each joint- Y block on each side of the central web 2l ofinner flanking-blocks there are outer flankingblocks 34 and 35, whichextend from the outer to lines flush with the outer edges of theconcrete girder or bed, thus forming on top of Beside these edges of therail-head or supporting-blocksv said girder a rectangular structure towhich the blocks of the street-paving can be snugly fitted or to whichasphaltum or composition pavements can be snugly joined.

When it is desired to remove the rail, this can be readily effected byremoving the bolts 27 and 13, the flanking-block 34, adjacent to eachjoint-plate, being removed in order to permit access to said bolts 13,but no other disturbance of the pavement being necessary,

and even the removal of these blocks maybe avoided if it is notconsidered necessary to use the lateral bolts 13 at the joints of therails.

In the case of roads operated by electric power the concret-e girder orbed constitutes a conduit for the reception of the feed-wires,

as shown in Figs. 9, 10, and 1l., said wires being thus absolutelyprotected from injury and forming a permanent part of the structure ofthe road.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent- 1. The combination of the templets adapted to besupported in upright position on the ground and side boards constitutinga trough for the formation of a rail-supporting girder or bed ofconcrete, substantially as specified.

2. The trough-formin g tem plets adapted to be su pported in uprightposition on the ground and side boards having spuds whereby they aresupported in position in the trench, substantially as specified. p 3.The combination of the transverse teinplets adapted t0 be supported inupright position on the ground and side boards with tiebars forlaterally confining the upper portions of the side boards to thetemplets, substantially as specified.

4. The combination of the templets, the side boards and the transversetie-bars for laterally confining the upper portions of the side boardsto the templets, with plates sussaid deep depending web of the rail,vertical bolts passing through openings in a flange of the rail-head andadapted to threaded vertical openings in the supporting-blocks so thatIOO they can be removed fro'mabove the rail, and

other bolts passing laterally through the deep webs of the rails and thesupporting-blocks at the joints of the rails, substantially asspecified. Y

6. The combination of the rail comprising a flanged head and a dependingweb, supporting-blocks for said rail, a girder upon which saidsupporting-blocks are mounted, pavingblocks flanking the web of the railbeneath the flanges of the same and extending from the web of the railto the outer line of the flanges, and other paving-blocks flanking therail outside of said flanges and resting on and extending to the outeredges of the girder, the lower portions of said latter blocks beingrecessed to receive the bases of the rail-'supporting blocks,substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

'PETER HEVNER.

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